Lennix 'Axel' Rivers.The man was sin wrapped up in a tatted package.And he didn't seem to even know she existed.Well, that wasn't quite true.He knew she was Sinner's daughter.Beyond that…
Sighing, she put her focus back on her job until she was finally, blessedly, able to clock out and go home.
Her father still insisted that she live with him, Hallie, and her half brother, Kingsley, and since she didn't make enough to live on her own, she didn't argue.
After going home and showering, she got dressed and headed to the clubhouse.She'd donned a pair of snug fitting black jeans, a teal corset top, and black boots.Her hair hung loose to mid-back, and she'd applied a minimal amount of makeup.
The moment she walked in, she removed her winter coat and her eyes scanned the main area until she found him.But he wasn't alone.One of the sweetbutts was sidled up to him and he had his arm slung over her shoulders.
Seeing him like that had her deflating a bit.So much for hoping to catch his eye.
“Oo la la.Don't you look hot?”Phaedra said, approaching her.
“Fat lot of good it does,” she grumbled.“Thanks,” she added.
Phaedra slipped her arm through Sophia's and tugged her toward where the old ladies were gathered.“You okay?”
“Yeah.Just frustrated.But it's nothing I want to talk about.”Sophia was glad when Phaedra didn't press.She was also grateful to all of the ladies who made up the ‘old ladies’ of the club.They'd all accepted her into the ranks and made her feel welcome even if she was just Sinner's daughter.
As the night progressed, she wandered around the clubhouse, avoiding Axel and his little sweetbutt as much as possible.She and several of the ladies played some pool, and as the night began to wind down, she headed for one last mocktail when a conversation between Rose and Indi made her pause.She knew it wasn't polite to eavesdrop, but she couldn't seem to make herself move away.
“With Sheila, Marie, and Allison leaving, I put out an ad for auditions to fill their spots,” Indi told Rose.
“Thank Goddess.The rest of us have really had to scramble to fill the void.How soon do you hope to get them filled?”Rose questioned.
“With any luck, by this time next week,” Indi responded.
Sophia continued on her trajectory, but ideas were churning.She'd been to Club Elysium a couple of times and had been impressed with the place, and even more so with the dancers.
Yeah.Maybe this was the change she'd been looking for.
Chapter Two
Axel
Wanting something you can't have sucks big, hairy donkey balls.The ‘thing’ he couldn't have?Sophia Redding.His prez's daughter.He's wanted her for four damn years now.Sinner would probably kill him if he knew some of the thoughts he'd had about her.
From the moment he'd approached her in The Painted Hound, he'd been drawn to her like a moth to a flame, but she was completely off limits.Hence why he was currently standing in the main room of the clubhouse with his arm draped over the shoulders of one of the sweetbutts.
He was talking with Torch and Havoc, but his gaze kept going to the door looking for Sophia to walk in.He knew she'd gotten off early enough to come to the party, and she loved these things, so he was certain she would show up.Maybe it was a bit… stalker-ish for him to know her work schedule, but he could pass it off as just wanting to look out for her.
“You okay, brother?You seem distracted,” Havoc said, pulling his attention from the door.
“Yeah.I'm fine.Just got shit on my mind.”
“I can help with that,” the sweetbutt at his side purred, but he ignored her because Sophia chose that moment to walk through the door.
When she removed her coat, he had to resist the urge to stalk across the room and cover her back up.The corset she wore pushed her tits up and he wanted to nibble on the creamy mounds.
Fucking hell.He needed to stop thinking like that about her.Off.Limits.Maybe if he repeated it enough times, it would sink in.
Throughout the night, he kept her on his periphery, always aware of where she happened to be.
When she and some of the old ladies decided to play a game of pool, he had to discreetly adjust himself the first time she leaned over.It made her jeans mold perfectly to her ass, and fuck if that didn't turn him on.
“I know that look.”
He turned to Ripper, one brow arched.“What look?”
